strictly a social event and wave sailing good time. no contest, no prizes, no entry fees. bring your own gear. will have a panel truck to catch sailors at the bottom of course. some will want to downwind faster than others.

recommend a board bag to remain in the truck with your name tag on it. not a terribly bumpy ride up A1A, but there's a chance for scratches and dings....

when milling about before sailing, try to pair up with a buddy. that other sailor may best matched to be one who sails like you. some like a slower set of rides down wind than others. some may just want to blast down wind for another quick ride. buddies to stick together for any gear failures or wind strength issues. more details later at the site.

I think that this was a poor decision made at the last minute. I checked the webpage on Friday and no information was posted in regard to the event. I ended up traveling to Jetty Park and sailing with about 6 other guys on Saturday most of which would have sailed Sunday.

The forecast for Sat/Sun took shape on Tuesday of the week which allowed sufficient time to post notice of the event. As this is the only event in Florida it is disappointing that it was cancelled.

the way this event was announced was a format for some degree of success. first windy forecast of 3 listed WEEKEND days.

i and one other did the down winder. 8.5 miles, i used a 7.5 sail and a 111 liter X-Wave from exocet. my cohort used a 7.5 sail and original exocet kona 11'5". we had a great time.

turn out was about 12 people. most had 5.8 sails and small boards on their minds. conditions did not turn out as forecast until well after 1pm. it was informal, and there was too much waiting around for most.

tuesday it blew like crazy in the morning, then it rained and turned side off and light. i had hundreds of great waves, sunday thru tuesday. my puritanical work ethic got in the way of the strongest winds yesterday.

agreed, communication was not strong on this event. bruce said he wanted to test the idea first. thanks to him, i got a ride back up to cherie down park after a really good ride down hill. hardest part for me was seeing guys that should have done it and didn't. some have gear that would make it an easy excursion, yet they've been inculcated to be very conservative....

i'll expand. FWC manager did not want to conduct another wave event in florida. why? same old top 4 sailors, year over year. lots of time in between heats where one sails little. some said would rather conserve their energy than sail in between heats.

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